First, I mentioned that Quebec is well structured. It has many research centres, great internationally recognized universities, technology centres called CCTT—which are a little less known—as well as incubators and accelerators. That's vital for innovation.
The fact that they are using increasingly innovative methods themselves to improve their performance is really encouraging. The Sherbrooke accelerator, which I visited recently, helps businesses not only develop by proposing the facilities and labs that they need, but also by providing them with the assistance of coaches and business experts. Just because you have a good idea, it doesn't mean you are good at doing business.
Furthermore, we bring together young management students and young people whose new projects are very innovative. The goal is to develop not only a product, but also a company. We then help them get settled in the regions. Whether in Sherbrooke or elsewhere in Quebec, the goal is to keep those jobs in the regions. They are good high-tech jobs.
Our interventions in incubators and accelerators will foster growth significantly. In addition, as I mentioned, we are working on the accelerated growth project. CED will work with federal government partners in Quebec and officials from the Quebec ministries who have similar growth objectives. The goal is to ensure that many of our businesses are able to develop.
Those are two good examples of the work we do on innovation.